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The Monitor I NEBRASKA’S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS <® THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor. $2.00 a Year—5 ( g Copy._ OMAHA, NEBRASKA, APRIL 30, 1926. Whole Number 559._ Vol. XI—No. 41 __ POLITICAL POWER PROPERLY PLACED £ PLUCKS PERSIMMOH Chicago Colored Americans Under Astute Leadership of Wright Nominate Eight in Primaries CONCERTED ACTION COUNTS Sate Senator, Four Representatives, County Commissioner and Three Senatorial Committeemen Nominated. Chicago, III.— In one of the most bit- , terly contested primary elections ever I held in the state of Illinois, with the World Court as an issue, and all the ordinary factional patterns torn apart, t Chicago Negroes under the almost un contcsted leadership of Edward II Wright, member of the state com merce commission and committeeman if the Second Ward, nominated a state senator, four representatives, a county ! commissioner and three senatorial committeemen. The senate nomination went to the present incumbent, Adolbert H. Rob erts, who was elected two years ago, the first Negro to ever serve in the Illinois legislature His nomination was contested by W. G. “Habeas Cor pus" Anderson, and Nathan S. Taylor. Anderson sought to have Roberts’ j name stricken from the ballot because he is a clerk in the municipal court, but was unsuccessful. Taylor, two years ago, made the most successful ^ fight ever chalked up against Con- i gwssroan Martin B. Madden. His vote in this primary was negligible, as was 1 that of Anderson. Spirited fighting was done in the races for the lower house of the As- j sembly. In the First District, Jacob; Tipper, publisher of the Chicago En terprise, ami Richard E. Westbrooks, a spectacular attorney, resilient consul1 for Liberia, and one-time assistant state’s attorney, threw their hats in the ring against Sheadrach T. Turner and Charles Griffin, incumbents. Tur ner and Griffin were nominated by startling pluralities despite the contest waged by the others. In the Third district, the political death knell of the | once powerful Oscar DePriest was sounded. His candidate for the legis lature, William King, was badly de feated, the two successful nominees j being George Kersey, father of the monument bill for the Eighth Illinois ( Infantry, and committeeman of the Third ward, and Warren 15. Douglas, a Deneen incumbent. Kersey led the ticket, getting more votes than the , others. He supports the faction domi nated by Edward Wright. P. W. Chavers, advertised as the | founder of the Douglas National Bank, and former apron manufacturer, made little impression in his race against | Congres man Madden, polling only some 2,000 votes. Madden was not . even forced to leave Washington. There are many Negroes in the district who want a colored congressman, but j they want the right kind of a man and they do not want to turn their backs on a man who has been so valu able to them as Madden. They claim that Madden’s friendship dates for many years hack. _ Col Frank L. Smith defeated Sen ator McKinley for the nomination for the United States senate, despite a vigorous fight in which Walter Cohen of Louisiana, Colonel Patton of Mis sissippi, Wayman Wilkerson of Mem phis and other southern leaders came to Chicago to help McKinley win. PHILLIPS FILES FOR CONGRESS. St. I/)ui.- Mo.—Homer G. Phillips, nationally known attorney, who has been prominent in political circles in his state for years, has announced his cannidacy for congress to succeed I,. C. Dyer In the Twelfth Missouri district., GREEN AGAIN HEADS PYTHIANS New Orleans.—S. W. Green was re elected grand chancellor of Knights of Pythias of Louisiana at the annual meeting held in this city. ..hKIANAPOLLS RAISES OVER $5,000 IN FIGHT ON SEGREGATION New York.—The N. A A. C. P., 6!> Fifth Avenue, has received a report from Lionel F. Artis, campaign di rector of the fight against the recent Ij enacted segregation ordinance in Indianapolis, to the effect that more than $5,400 has already been raised to carry the fight into court, more than 1,200 new members have joined the N. A. A. C. P. and plans are com pleted for filing suit. One of the most prominent law firms in the middle-west, namely Mil ler, Hailey and Thompson, which was founded by President Benjamin Har rison and had the former U. S. At torney General W. H. Miller for a member, has been retained to fight the case; the colored attorneys asso ciated with them being: R. L Broken burr, W. S. Henry and F. B. Ransom, member of the board of directors of the N. A. A. C. I’., Mr. Ransom serv ing without compensation. Mr. Artis reports that white people helped to raise the fund, contributions of $100 each having been received from the novelist, Meredith Nicholson, and Herman Richer, recentlp chosen chairman of the Community Chest fund. Mr Artis reports that the entire state of Indiana is being organized for the fight against segregation as other towns and cities are preparing to enact ordinances similar to the one passed by Indianapolis. Walter White, assistant secretary of the N. A A C. P., who has been on the scene, reports that it is planned to take the case immediately into the federal court by taking a case involv ing $11,000 or more, that being neces sary in order that the federal court shall have jurisdiction. CHICAGO UNION GIANTS TO PLAY KANSAS CITY ALL NATIONS IN OMAHA Omaha baseball fans will have the opportunity of seeing the Chicago Union Giants, a fast colored aggrega tion, play the Kansas City All Na tions at League Park, lfith and Vin ton streets, on Saturday arid Sunday, May 16 and 16. Both of these teams carry some of the well-known Negro ball players familiar to readers of this publication, and a pair of fast games can be ex pected. If proper support is given these clubs by fans, they will be returned here on several of the open dates at the park during the summer. Games will be called at 3 p. m. ONE COLORED WI)MA*N,. AMONG FIVE LIVING CIVIL WAR MOTHERS W ashington.—Five mothers of men who were killed or who died in the . civil war have been found by the pen sion bureau on the roll of those re ceiving $30 a month from the govern ment. The oldest, Louisa Sheldon, of Man chester, 0„ is 08. The two youngest are Eliza Teuton of Freeport, N. Y., and Elizabeth Emmons, Port Jervis, N. Y , both 06. Tile others are Laura J. Smith, 08, Alameda, Cal., and Samantha Ferrer, Athens, Ala. Samantha Ferrer is a Negro woman whose first born son, Henry F’errer, a former slave, enlisted and died in prison at Mobile, Ala., in 1866. 1 IIREIvt ORNERED FIGHT AIDS ( ONGRESS ASPIRANT. Philadelphia.—Attorney G. Edward Dickerson, candidate for congress, has the best of a three-cornered fight in his district, where he has two white opponents, over whom white voters are planning to split. Forty per cent of the district is colored. Governor j Pinchot is supporting Mr. Dickerson. FIRST NEGRO AMERICAN F'OR GRAND JURY IN 20 YEARS. Newark, N. J.—For the first time in 20 years a member of the race has been drawn for the grand jury in Essex County. The honor goes to former Assemblyman Dr. Walter G. Alexander of Orange. E D I T O R I A I, Omaha is a city of splendid possibilities and there is only one thing that wrill prevent its becoming one of the greatest and most progressive cities in the country—and that is, community spirit. This is sadly lacking. Why it is so we do not know. Omaha’s pioneer citizens like the Creightons, the Poppletons, the Kountzes, the Caldwells, the Bartons, the Cornishes, the Millards, the Davises, the Rosewaters, the Hitchcocks, the Yates, and others were not only men of vision, but men in whom the sense of civic duty and community interest was strong. They believed in Omaha and worked for Omaha, realizing that as Omaha advanced and made progress, so would they, and their faith was justified as this city of splendid attainments and, as yet, untouched possibilities, testifies. There was an esprit de corps which animated them. Many of their i sons survive, worthy sons of worthy sires, but somehow or other there seems to he lacking in them, the spirit which animated their fathers. There seems to he a lack of leadership. Perhaps this is due to the fact that leadership has been handed over to an organi zation, rather than delegated to an individual or individuals. Or ganizations are impersonal and where there is impersonality there is ineptitude and inefficiency. Whatever be the cause, Omaha is suffering, temporarily we hope and believe, from what may be. called Egoitis, the fever of individualism, which blurs civic vision, deadens the sense of corporate responsibility and annihilates corri 1 munity spirit. We are of the opinion that this civic malady is due largely to the fact that it is believed the welfare of the city has ' been delegated to what may not be inaptly called “A Mutual Ad I miration Society”—the Chamber 6f Commerce—which hinders, rather than helps the progress and development of Omaha, be cause* it talks much and does little. It is a select coterie represen tative of some of the business interests, but not of t he rank and file of the people. Something must be done to awaken civic con sciousness if Omaha is ever going to rise to the fullness of her possibilities' A program which will include all of her citizens— black and white, native-born and foreign-born, Protestant, Roman Catholic and Jew—making each feel, not that they are separate and distinct groups, merely tolerated as things apart, I>ut vitally essential and component parts of the community—Omaha citizens, with all the term implies, sharing in its responsibilities and enjoy | mg without let or hindrance all its privileges and opportunities. Omaha, and we speak advisedly from an unintei rupted resi dence of thirty-five years here—has in the last few years swung far away from this ideal, and she must return to this ideal 01 “Ichabod” will be written above her shrunken frame. Omaha has as capable citizenship, white and black, as can be lound anywhere in the country. It simply needs to be awakened to a sense of its responsibility and the development of sane, far-sighted, broad minded leadership. | MOTHER-AND-DAUGHTER WEEK The third annual mother-and-daugh ter mass meeting, which will be held Sunday, May 2, at 4 p. m., at Hillside Presbyterian church, Thirtieth and Ohio streets, under the auspices of the Girl Reserves of the North Side Branch, Y. W. C. A., will be the open ing of Mother and-Daughter Week, which is being observed throughout the city. A very beautiful, yet sacred service, will be enjoyed A cordial in vitation is extended to every Mother and Daughter of Omaha to attend. Throughout the coming week, be ginning with Monday, May 3, mem bers of the five Girl Reserve clubs will be hp: tor es to their mothers at a Mother-anil-Daughter Tea given on j their club day. A brief but interest ing program will be given at each occasion. Help the girls to start their week by attending the Mother-and-Daugh ter mass meeting, Sunday afternoon. NORTH SIDE “Y. W.” NEWS The dressmaking class brought j about under the Smith-Hughes act nnd taught under the direction of Miss Emily Mercer, was a decided success _each lady being able to finish one or more dresses. The class closed Monday evening, April 26. The North Side liranch takes this opportunity to express its appreica tion to Miss Emily Mercer for her un tiring effort in making the class a success. Standing of *vi rls who are contest ants for the cedar chest to be given away*the last week in May by the house committee, are as follows: Mer cedes Johnson, $6.50; Louise Scott, $2.15; Gladys Reynolds, no report; Mercedes Ferguson, $1.40. LECTURE The public is extended a special in vitation to be present May 7 at 8 p. m., at which time there will be a social hour given in connection with the 10th and last of a series of lectures given by H. J. Pinkett on the "History of the Negro.” The topic at this hour will be "The Contribution of the Negro to America; His Debt and His Duty ” Re freshments will be served. A bad beginning may mean a good ending, but it hardly ever turns out that way with a joke. may have plowed gold. Alany, Ga.—While plowing his field a short while ago Cleve Riley, a fann er of Lee county, uncovered three bars of supposed gold bullion. Each of the bars was stamped $50,000 and dated 1784. He is now awaiting re ports from Washington. ( I(I.OKED CARTOONIST DRAWS FOR WHITE DAILY. Little Rock, Ark.—W. Anthony, a | brilliant student of Shorter College in North Little Rock, drew the editorial cartoon for the Arkansas Democrat, a leading white daily of this city, used in its Sunday edition last week, en titled “Last Minute Taxpayers.” Mr.' Anthony was given full credit by the paper for the cartoon. FISK SUMMER COURSE POPULAR , Nashville, Tenn.—Much interest is being manifested in the courses which arc to be offered in the Fisk univer sity summer school this year, accord ing to the director of the summer sc-sion. Teachers from all ai ts of the country are planning to take advan tage of the opportunities offered to further their education and increase their professional training. DRINKS AMMONIA BY MISTAKE New Orleans.—Thinking she was picked up a bottle in the dark and took a long swallow; at the hospital physi cians discovered that instead of the grape, household ammonia was in the bottle. She will recover. .TEACHES 50 YEARS;DIES New Orleans.—Mary Ellis Jones, 68, who has taught in the public schools for the last 60 years, is dead. She was noted for her activities in securing better conditions for her race. ELECTS NEGRO OFFICIALS. Uwnside, N. J.—“The People’s Choice,” or the regular republican ticket, swept the platter clean in Lawnside’s first borough election Tuesday. All colored officials will rule over a nearly all-colored borough. The People’s Choice ticket was op posed by a Citizens’ ticket. There were 318 ballots cast In the election and the People’s Choice ticket won by more than 2 to 1. GEORGIA SCHOOL CONDITIONS TOLD TO THE WOULD Alanta, Ga.—The Pilgrim, official organ of the Georgia League of Wo men Voters, startled its readers by a first column, front page expose of the discrimination against Negroes widely prevalent in the educational system of this state. Having reviewd the back ground of Negro education in Georgia and the remarkable educational pro gress of the race since the Civil war, the article turns to present conditions and sets out frankly the facts as they are today, showing an expenditure for teachers’ salaries averaging $17.!).':: for each white child of school age and $2.58 for each colored child Value of public school buildings is shown to be per child, white, $58.72; colored, $10.02; expenditures for new buildings per child, white, $2.84; colored, 27 cents; expenditures for equipment per child, white, 40 cents; colored, 3 cents. It is pointed out that many counties use for white schools state school funds appropriated to the coun ty on the basis of the colired school population, the aggregate so diverted running to more than $600,000 a year. For college education, according to the article, the state appropriates to white schools, $829,700 and to colored schools only $32,500. The article was prepared by R. B. Kleazer, educational director of the commission on inter-racial cooperation and has been put into pamphlet form for wide distribution over the state. Its conspicuous publication in a jour nal of so great importance, represent ing the most intelligent and influential white women of Georgia is considered significant. WILLIAMETTE UNI. STUDENTS URGE DYER BILL PASSAGE New Yrk.—Mrs. E. D. Cannady, or ganizer for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple in the States of the Northwest, forwards resolutions passed by the students of Willamette university, Sa lem, Ore., urging enactment of the Dyer anti-lynching bill and calling for a brotherly attitude in dealing with race problems The students' resolu tions followed an address delivered by Mrs. Cannady in the University chapel. The students voted to telegraph the j following resolution to the two Oregon senators in Washington: “We, the student body of Willamette university, ask your support for and urge the passage of the Dyer-McKinley anti lynching bill." The resolution passed by the stu dents reads as follows: “We, the Stu dent Body of Willamette university, wish to go on record as being opposed to mob violence and lynchings; separ ate schools for colored and wihte chil dren; and the discrimination between races in places of public accommoda tion.” Mrs. Cannady also addressed the Bahai assembly in Portland, Ore., | which telegraphed the Oregon sena tors in behalf of the Dyer anti-lynch ing bill and reecived favorable tele- j grams of reply from Senators Mc Nary and Stanfield. NEGRO’S TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS PLACED INTO SERVICE St. Paul, Minn.—The automatic traffic signal invented by R. L. Milton, .‘!24 Rondo street, has been inspected by city officials and pronounced a success. Plans are already underway to install one of the colored inventor’s signals at one of the principal inter sections of the city. The signal was placed on display in the city hall and was viewed by hundreds of curious citizens. j OBJECT TO STATUE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN New Orleans, La.—White sitizens here are opposing the placing of a statue of Abraham Lincoln in this city, as proposed by Col. Wade H. Cooper of Washington, D. C. It was here that Lincoln as a boy first saw human slaves sold at auction and made his resolve to fight if he ever got a chance. A soft answer turneth away wrath. NEGRO PHYSICIAN WINS FELLOWSHIP FROM GUGGENHEIM Chicago Pathologist Selected as One of Thirty-Eight Scholars Who Are Beneficiaries of Foundation. FIVE WOMEN AMONG WINNERS Members of Faculties of Twenty-Two Colleges and Universities Among Appointees—Harvard Leads. New York.—The John Simon Gug genheim Memorial Foundation, estab lished a year ago with a $3,000,000 fund by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Guggen heim in memory of a son who died in 1!>22, announced Monday the appro priation of $100,000 for the assistance of young American scholars and ar tists during the year 1926-27 and the appointment of 38 new fellows from 18 states. The fellowship are general ly $2,500. One colored American, Dr. Julian Herman Lewis, was named among those selected. Prominent Scientist. Dr. Lewis is associate member of Otho S. A. Sprague Memorial Insti tute; assistant professor of pathology at the University of Chicago; anil pathologist at the Provident hospital, Chicago He is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He was appointed to study the fundamental nature of immunity phenomena Others Named. The list of appointments includes five women. Three artists are ap pointed for creative work in painting and three musicians for creative work in musical composition. Among the fellows are members of the faculties of 22 colleges and universities. Har vard leads with four fellows. The University of Chicago has three, the University of Cincinnati three, the University of Wisconsin two and Yale two. The appointments just announced were made on the recommendation of the Committee of Selection of the Foundation, consisting of President Frank Aydelotte, Swarthmore college, chairman; President Frederick C. Ferry, Hamilton colege; Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve, Barnard college; Pro fessor Charles Homer Haskins, Har vard university; and Dean Carl Sea shore, Stato University, of Iowa. The trustees are: Simon Guggen heim, Francis H. Brownell,r Carolt A Wilson, Charles D. Hilles, Roger W Straus and Charles Earl. SECOND SWEET TRIAL. Detroit, Mich. (Special to The Moni tor)—The second trial of Dr. Sweet and his codefendants is under way here, the courtroom being crowded at all hearings. It was called April 19. Henry Sweet is being tried first. A week was consumed in selecting a jury, more than 200 jurors being called. Clarence Darrow made it plain that he wanted no Southerners or Kluxers on the jury. Several witnesses for the prosecution have been examined and while the prose cution has attempted to show that there waa no mob outside of the Sweet home, all the witnesses have been forced to admit that there were many peoplo across the street. It has also been shown by the testimony of witnesses that stones were thrown against and into the Sweet home. It will be recalled that in the first trial the state attemped to prove that Dr. Sweet . and hia family were unduly perturbed be cause there was no mob in evidence ami I the state called 70 witnesses who claimed to be present to prove that there was no crowd or moh present on the night in question. PORTER DANIELS’ WIDOW IS AWARDED $15,000 Chicago, 111.—Mrs. Oscar Daniels, widow of Oscar Daniels, who lost his life while attempting to save passen gers on his car last June, has been awarded $15,000 by tbe Pullman com pany- The settlement was made out 1 side of court.